We have known Jim & Donna Klinge for over a dozen years, having met them in Carlsbad where our children went to the same school. As long time North County residents, it was a no- brainer for us to have the Klinges be our eyes and ears for San Diego real estate in general and North County in particular. As my military career caused our family to move all over the country and overseas to Asia, Europe and the Pacific, we trusted Jim and Donna to help keep our house in Carlsbad rented with reliable and respectful tenants for over 10 years.
Naturally, when the time came to sell our beloved Carlsbad home to pursue a rural lifestyle in retirement out of California, we could think of no better team to represent us than Jim and Donna. They immediately went to work to update our house built in 2004 to current-day standards and trends — in 2 short months they transformed it into a literal modern-day masterpiece. We trusted their judgement implicitly and followed 100% of their recommended changes. When our house finally came on the market, there was a blizzard of serious interest, we had multiple offers by the third day and it sold in just 5 days after a frenzied bidding war for 20% above our asking price! The investment we made in upgrades recommended by Jim and Donna yielded a 4-fold return, in the process setting a new high water mark for a house sold in our community.
In our view, there are no better real estate professionals in all of San Diego than Jim and Donna Klinge. Buying or selling, you must run and beg Jim and Donna Klinge to represent you! Our family will never forget Jim, Donna, and their whole team at Compass — we are forever grateful to them.
this party has a lot of room to the upside.
more bubble nonsense:
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&video=3000201681
I agree with Shiller that some cities are starting to show signs of another bubble.
You always hear the qualifier though that they are still under peak pricing, as if that gives some assurance that everything is fine.
Why do they insist on using ‘bubble’ to describe it?
Let’s call it what it is – prices/values go up and down in a free enterprise system. (can we still call it that?)
Mortgage rates were lower yet again, making for an astonishing 10th consecutive day without rates moving higher. In the 13 days of rate sheets since the September 6th jobs report, rates have only risen once. After only being able to claim 6-week lows yesterday, today’s rate sheets are the best in at least 2 months (very close to 3 months). Conforming, 30yr Fixed rates are now down to 4.375% for most efficient combination of closing costs and rate (best-execution) though several lenders have attractive buydowns to 4.25%.
http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/consumer_rates/325422.aspx
Zillow predicting a 12.4% increase in Case-Shiller for August:
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/09/zillow-case-shiller-house-price-index.html